# Accident 19751023033029A: Piper PA31P, Cape Girardeau, MO, October 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1975
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Girardeau
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.2253° N, 89.5708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE GIRARDEAU RGNL (CGI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2253&lon=-89.5708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7336L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7336L-2007-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIGO-541SER (registry code 41539, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,700 total, 885 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751023033029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ATMTD LNDG ON HIWAY MANEUVERED TO MISS AUTO HIT GUARD RAIL.L PROP CTL DISCONNECTED FM GOV CTL ARM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC76FCA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA11), Oct 23, 1975: Piper PA-31P (N7336L), Cape Girardeau, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7336L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781113027049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781113027049I), Nov 13, 1978: Piper PA31 (N7336L), Sikeston, MO, Minor damage. Overshot landing, ran off end of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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